Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-06

The Senate met at IL cioch hoon
Hon. John l.. Hurt, President pro tenn,
in the chair. No prayer. A large
number OF House bills communicated
in the Clerks morning message we're
twice read and placed on the calendar.
RAILRoAD-orFIcE BILL.
When the standing committees were
called for their usual morning reports
Mr.. Heatop, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Roads and Internal Navigation,
said "Mr. President, | notice in the
headlines of the Dispatch of this morn
ingthe following: Railroad Offices ef-
fort to waken this bill from its sleep
in committee desire to say that this
bill was only referred to my committee
on Monday the 81 instant, and that 1t
is reported this morning, having r e.
ceived as speedy consideration as any
other bill referred to the committee.
The bill was reported with an amend
ment providing that the act shall not
apply to companies that have been au-
thOrized to have their principal offices
elsewhere.
Mr.. Wickham thinks that the Chess
peake and Ohio road, by its charter, can
have its principal Offices outside OF the
State if they so desire, and this Is why
the amendment was put on.
THE REVISED CODE.
Mr.. Koiner injured when the report
Of the Joint Committee on the revised
Code would be made.
Mr.. Heaton, of Loudoun, chairman
of the committee stated in reply that
the report was nearly ready, and he ex-
pected it would be made'to the House
TO day.
THE LEE MONUMENT.
Mr.. Keezell offered the following,
which under the rules lies over one day :
Resolres blythe Senats Che House OF Delegates
concurripGl, That space sufficient for tho
erection Of q monument 10 General X. 4. Lee
on the south sido OF the Capitol Square be, and
the same Il hereby. donated 20 the Lee MOnu-
ment Association. but 10 DO used only Tor that
purpose.
JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES.
The bill to amend an act approved
February 81, 1890, entitled an act to
amend section of chapter 147 of the
Code of 1873, in relation to the jurisdic-
ton of justices as amended by an act
in force January %, 1884, was taken
up. 1t was warmly advocated by its
patron, Mr.. Staples, of Patrick, on the
ground that it would be beneficial to
the farmers and equally as strenuously
opposed by Mr. Mccormick, of Clarke,
on the ground mainly that it was in
effect a stay law, and, therefore, uncon-
stitutional. The bill finally, on motion
of Mr.. Meredith, OF Prince William,
was passed by.
THE KENDALL BASK-SOTE PLATES.
Mr.. Heaton offered the following,
which, under a suspension of the rules,
was adopted and communicated to the
House:
Resolred the House OF Delegates corcurrlngl,
That the Second Auditor be. and no is hereby.
instructed 10 procure from the Kendall Bank
Note Company forthwith the plate or plates
with which the bonds OF the State were pre-
rared by said company, and also all such bonds
and coupons. If any there be, remaining III the
possession of said company, and cause such
plates TO be BROKEN and all OF said bonds and
coupons prepared with the same destroyed as
speedily as possible in his presence and in the
presence Of Joint committee. consisting OF
one member OF the Senate and two members OF
the House OF Delegates, to be appointed by the
presiding officers OF the respective houses;
provided that before the destruction OF said
plates and bonds, II it can be done convenient
iy, the assent of the Kendall Bank-Note Com
pany shall DO obtained setting forth that said
company assent. 10 the destruction OF the same
without regard 10 their Judgment against tho
late Board Of Sinking Fund Commissioners.